Lord Jim: resumen de Chapter 24

Qué sucede

1. The narrator travels upriver and hears the village headman describe Jim with affection and awe.
2. Jim’s arrival frightens the villagers, who reluctantly supply a canoe and plan to deliver him to the Rajah.
3. Exhausted by the journey, Jim reaches a stockade, where armed men block his retreat and Kassim summons him.
4. Jim explains that his unloaded revolver prevents a fatal response to the crowd.
5. Outside his house, Jim celebrates the trust of the people and rejects any thought of leaving.
6. The narrator explains Stein’s proposed property transfer and reflects that Jim’s achievements also bind him to Patusan.

En este chapter

En qué fijarte

Jim measures his success through other people’s confidence. That confidence gives him security but also explains why he cannot bear to leave.

Comprobación rápida